Disjointed War:Military Operations in Kosovo - Softcover

Nardulli, Bruce; Perry, Walter; Pirni, Bruce R.; Gordon IV, John; McGinn, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0833030965 ISBN 13: 9780833030962

Publisher: RAND Corporation, 2002

Synopsis

An examination of the 1999 conflict in Kosovo, with a focus on joint military operations. The 1999 military operation against the Yugoslav Army in Kosovo suggests several areas in which Joint military operations were deficient. This study examined all aspects of the Kosovo conflict,including its political and historical underpinnings, in an attempt to understand these deficiencies and to recommend improvements. This document provided in both a classified and unclassified version is based on extensive original source documents and interviews with most of the principal participants, and serves as the definitive Army record on Kosovo. While the primary focus of the research was on U.S. Army involvement, it covered many other aspects of Operation Allied Force. Topics included NATO objectives in Operation Allied Force, air and ground planning, evolution of the air operation and its effects on fielded Yugoslav forces, Task Force Hawk, and peace operations. The 1999 military operation in Kosovo suggests several areas in which Joint military operations were deficient. This study examines all aspects of the Kosovo conflict, with a focus on U.S. Army involvement, including its political and historical under pinnings, in an attempt to understand these deficiencies and to recommend improvements.

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce R. Nardulli (Ph. D. Candidate, Military History, The Ohio State University) is a project leader at Rand. Walter Leo Perry (Ph.D., Information Technology, 1991, School of Information Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA) is a senior operations research specialist, Rand, Washinton, DC. Bruce R. Pirnie (Ph. D., Modern History, RupprechtKarl Universit? t, Heidelberg, Germany) is a Senior Analyst at Rand, Washington, D.C. Research areas include modeling and special operations forces. Dr. Pirnie contributed to development of the Rand Strategy Assessment System, a global model of nuclear and conventional conflict that led to the current Rand Joint Integrated Contingencies Model. John Gordon IV (Currently enrolled in the Public Policy PhD program at George Mason University) is a Rand researcher.

Review:

As the literature continues to grow on NATO's air strikes in Yugoslavia in 1999, Bruce R. Nardulli et al. add yet another useful study to the array of existing research... I know of no other work that so succinctly and comprehensively provides such a detailed overview of the Serbs' military capabilities... Disjointed War provides excellent coverage of the problems faced by Task Force Hawk. The logistical difficulties were considerable in Albania, and the authors do an outstanding job of revealing these problems.
Ryan C. Hendrickson

About this edition

• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0833030965
• ISBN 13: 9780833030962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172